Becoming a financial planner wasn’t at the top of Jason Howell’s list, but through working in finance and politics he made his way into a career he's passionate about. He joins us on the show today to share his career and the growing process he went through. From running for political …
What would you do if you were forced to find a different job? It happened to Galen. He is the founder of Buff Your Finances and was following a typical career path of a financial planner when he had the opportunity to work as a virtual paraplanner for another advisory. He made the mis …
Brian Thompson, founder of Brian Thompson Financial, is committed to helping the LGBTQ community with their financial planning. He started out as a tax attorney but his interest in personal finance grew after he watched his mom get sold inappropriate annuities and saw more opportunity …
Amy Irvine, founder of Irvine Wealth Planning Strategies, is no stranger to hard work. Her finance career started out on a typical succession planning path, but after being told she couldn’t roll out a service model to serve younger clients she decided to split off and join another fi …
Justin Castelli certainly knows how to think outside the box. The owner of RL Wealth Management and a member of the XYPN Advisory Board, he developed a unique model that allows him to serve two different niches in the financial planning space. This so-called “barbell model” allows him …
Melissa Ellis joins us this episode to share her story and some of the lessons she learned along the way to where she is now. Despite putting off her dream due to being told financial planning wasn’t appropriate for women and that the timing wasn’t right, she finally went for it and n …
Building a new business is always a lot of work. This didn’t deter Andrew Damcevski and Devon Klumb from starting their practice, quickly adjusting, and putting it in the perfect position to succeed. By becoming part of a bigger firm, their business has been able to see a large amount …
Anna Sergunina knows the difference between a business and a practice - which she's proved with her fantastic work helping to develop MainStreet Financial Planning into what it is today. On this episode, Anna shares the story of her career, from how she got started in the business to …
